Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) General Secretary Ashok Sinha resigned from the party on Tuesday, 30 January, citing Tejaswi Yadav's incompetent handling of party afairs.
Speaking to ANI, Sinha said:
RJD has become irrelevant in today’s times, better to leave party respectfully than to waste time here. Tejashwi Yadav cannot lead the party like Lalu Ji did.RJD General Secretary Ashok SInha
Lalu Prasad Yadav's younger son and former deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav has been helming the party ever since his father's conviction in the coal scam case.
Sinha also reportedly hinted at further resignations in the pipeline, all triggered by the younger Yadav's administrative skills.
...not only me, many senior leaders are not happy with Tejaswi.
Earlier, another senior party leader Sanoj Yadav resigned from the party, citing a similar reason. Yadav, now a member of the BJP, had alleged that Lalu's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav had beaten him up.
Meanwhile, Tejaswi is gearing up to undertake a state-wide 'Nyaay Yaytra' on 9 February.
In a related development, by-elections to the Araria Lok Sabha seat and two state Assembly seats of Jahanabad and Babua are also expected to be held in February.
(With inputs from ANI)
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